footsie

foot·sie

also foot·sy  (fo͝ot′sē)

n. Informal

The act of flirting in which one secretly touches the feet of another with one's own, as under a table.

Idiom:

play footsie

1. To flirt with someone by secretly touching the feet with one's own.

2. To cooperate or curry favor in a sly or devious way.

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[From diminutive of foot.]

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footsie

(ˈfʊtsɪ)

n

informal flirtation involving the touching together of feet, knees, etc (esp in the phrase play footsie)

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Footsie

(ˈfʊtsɪ)

n

(Stock Exchange) an informal name for Financial Times Stock Exchange 100 Index

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foot•sie

(ˈfʊt si)

n. Informal.

Sometimes, footsies. the act of flirting or sharing a surreptitious intimacy.

Idioms:

play footsie(s) with,

a. to flirt with, esp. by furtively touching someone's foot or leg.

b. to engage in clandestine or illicit relations with.

[1930–35]

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Translations

piedino

footsie

[ˈfʊtsɪ] N to play footsie with → acariciar con el pie a

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footsie

[ˈfʊtsi] n
to play footsie with sb → faire du pied à qnfoot soldier n → fantassin m

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Footsie

n (Fin inf) → Footsie(-Index) m (inf), → Financial-Times-100-Index m

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footsie

n (inf) to play footsie with somebody → mit jdm füßeln

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footsie

[ˈfʊtsɪ] n (fam) to play footsie with sb → fare piedino a qn

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